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THE FOURTEEN NEW ASTRONAUTS BEGAN CLASSES ON MONDAY - THE START OF THEIR TRAINING FOR AMERICA'S NEXT BIG SPACE PROJECTS - THE TWO-MAN GEMINI AND APOLLO MOON FLIGHTS.

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THE FOURTEEN NEW ASTRONAUTS BEGAN CLASSES ON MONDAY - THE START OF THEIR TRAINING FOR AMERICA'S NEXT BIG SPACE PROJECTS - THE TWO-MAN GEMINI AND APOLLO MOON FLIGHTS.

THE MEN HAVE ALL MOVED WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO THE TRAINING CENTRE AT HOUSTON, TEXAS. FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THEY WILL STUDY MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY, SPENDING HOUR IN THE SPECIAL PLANETARIUM DOME LEARNING CELESTIAL FORMATIONS.

THIS TRAINING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SPECIALIZED COURSES AT THE MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTRE IN PREPARATION FOR THE ACTUAL SPACE FLIGHTS.

OF THE FOURTEEN, TWO ARE CIVILIANS - R. WALTER CUNNINGHAM, 31, AND RUSSELL L. SCHWEICKART, 27.